Investors shall be aware of any regulatory compliance and requirement of the Kingdom of Cambodia. Subsequently, investors may consider on business plan, recruitment, funding source, and property procurement. For more details and guidelines, please find more information on Handbook on Investing in Cambodia.

Following the checklist on our website, investors may prepare the documents accordingly and submit to the One stop Services of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) or the Municipal-Provincial Investment Sub-Committee (MPIS) to received incentives as well as guarantees and protections in accordance with the laws and regulations. Registering your investment project can also be done online via https://ipm.cdc.gov.kh . Once the investor has completed all required documents and not on the Negative List to be determined separately by the LoI Sub-decree, registration certificate will be issued by the CDC or MPIS within 20 (twenty) working days.

In order to encourage private sector growth and make it more appealing for investors to work with the government to further expand the country’s economy in a sustainable, inclusive, and resilient manner, the Royal Government of Cambodia provides numerous incentives. For further information, please visit Incentives and Schemes.

According to article 22 of the law on investment of the Kingdom of Cambodia promulgated on 15 October 2021, the Council for the Development of Cambodia or the Municipal-Provincial Sub-Committee shall issue a letter to certify the investment status for the persons involved in the Investment Project at the request of the Investor to be used for applying for a temporary long-term stay permit, work permit and employment book and other necessary purposes in accordance with the procedures in force. Special procedures for applying for work permits and employment book as stated in this article shall be set out in the joint Prakas of the Council for the Development of Cambodia and the Ministry in charge of Labor. Formalities and special procedures for applying for a temporary long-term stay permit as stated in this Article shall be determined by a separate Sub-Decree.

Council for the Development of Cambodia provide innovative ways of investment facilitation in part of the efforts to streamline the approval process via QIP online platform. You can request for a customs duty, special tax and value added tax exemption for the import of construction material, construction equipment, production equipment and/or production input for the production chain through Master List Online linked with the National Single Window. You can also find a domestic qualified suppliers of production inputs in Cambodia by accessing to the Supplier Database with Sustainability Dimensions (SD2).